A litany of murder in the Coal City : Bus driver stabs Ticketer to death ,brother kills sister , man murders brother with cutlass, another kills mother , buries her in a shallow grave.

 

 There have been array of murder cases  in Enugu state recently. 

According to the police , a bus driver stabbed a  ticketer to death ,a man killed his sister  while another man  murdered  his  mother and buried her in a shallow grave . Also, a man reportedly killed his brother with a cutlass during a squabble.Also , it was gathered that  there was a report of the gruesome  murder of three persons  . The murders  were reported to the police in the  last two months.

One  Umah Ibrahim  35 , was  arrested by police operatives attached to  the Central Police Station (CPS) of the Command. His arrest is as a result of the receipt of credible information that he stabbed one Ejike Ozor (male) to death, at Ezenwata Motor Park, Holy Ghost, Enugu.

Preliminary investigation shows that the suspect (an Ohimiri Mass Transit bus driver) and the deceased (a ticket seller) had an altercation, which prompted the suspect to stab the victim in the stomach with a dagger. He was immediately taken to the hospital, but was confirmed dead by doctors on duty and the corpse deposited in the mortuary for preservation and medical examination. The dagger was recovered, while the case is undergoing conclusive.

Also,  the police arrested one Abugu Toochukwu,29, of Isiugwu Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North LGA.

The suspect was arrested on 10/09/2023 at about 11.04am, by Police Operatives serving in Igbo-Eze North Police Division. His arrest was due to the receipt of a report alleging that he murdered his mother, one Onu Grace, and buried her in a shallow grave behind their house. The case is undergoing conclusive.

In the same vein, the police arrested one Samuel Kasiemobi Ogbonna  20, of Ekposhi Village, Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North LGA.

He was arrested for hitting his sister one Florence Ogbonna,  with a wood after a heated argument.

The Operatives rushed to scene and moved the deceased to the hospital, where she was confirmed dead by doctors and her remains deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy. The said wood was recovered.

Other murders recorded in the state led to the arrest of  one Chiamaka Mbah 32, Nwaru Kenneth 51, Ifeanyi Chukwueze 39, Mbah Monday  35, Odinawa Chukwu Ejim,  30, and one Ikechukwu Nkem Ude  45, all of Nenwe community in Aninri LGA.

Acting on intelligence, Police Operatives attached to  the Command’s SWAT arrested the suspects at different locations  for their alleged involvement in the brutal murder of three male victims in the wee hours of 09/09/2023, at Agbada Nenwe in Aninri Local Government Area. Further discreet investigation into the case is ongoing.

Also, the police in Igbo-Eze North Division  arrested one  Onyedika Ayogu 35, of Umuogbuagu, Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North LGA following the report alleging that he murdered his elder brother, one Azubuike Ayogu aged 45, using a machete. Preliminary investigation shows that the brothers had a misunderstanding which led to  a fight. The suspect thereafter allegedly used the machete to give the deceased cuts in the right heel and neck, which caused his death. The victim was taken to the hospital where he was confirmed dead and his corpse deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy. The case is undergoing conclusive investigation.